Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 57, Shloka 4
Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
ये चास्य भेदाः यावन्तो यथावत् स्थितिरेव च ।
वर्षोऽयं द्विजशार्दूल ! ये चास्मिन् देशपर्वताः ॥
ye cāsya bhedā yāvanto yathāvat sthitir eva ca / varṣo 'yaṃ dvijaśārdūla! ye cāsmin deśaparvatāḥ
အို နှစ်ကြိမ်မွေးသူတို့အနက် ကျားတစ်ကောင်ကဲ့သို့သောသူ၊ ဤဒေသတွင် ခွဲခြားမှု မည်မျှရှိသည်၊ ၎င်း၏ သင့်လျော်သော စီမံကိန်းနှင့် ထို့ပြင် ဤ ဝရ္ෂ (varṣa) အတွင်းရှိ တိုင်းပြည်များနှင့် တောင်တန်းများကိုလည်း ပြောပြပါ။
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FAQs
By asking for ordered divisions and landmarks, the text models a dhārmic way of seeing the world: geography is not random but meaningful, supporting pilgrimage, identity, and the mapping of sacred duty onto land.
Directly within 'Sarga' (world-structure) and Purāṇic bhūgola—cataloguing lands and mountains.
Mountains and regional divisions often function as symbolic ‘supports’ (ādhāras): stable peaks and bounded lands mirror inner disciplines and boundaries necessary for sādhana.